Show DENIES DR COOK THE TUE POLE Oft WASHINGTON fUJI Nov Not S. S S. That Dr Fre Frederick erick A. A Cook could not not- have Q th tb tho north pole and aud that Commander Com Gom oni mander Peary did aid attain n the time goal coal were statements made mado Saturday night by bJ Roar Admiral miral C. C 31 M. Chester hc ter retired rite Tho was wag a n member of the tho com commission mission of or the National Geog Geographic society so so- I ty t that thit Iw t pl passed upon upon Commander Peaks Peak's data and announced their conviction conviction conviction con con- of its ilK genuineness S. Tim Tho lecture delivered to in time tho hall hail of the Ul in University r it club clith created a profound im impression im- im pr for it was practically tho the first Just utterance of an official of tho Geo Ceo Geographic i graphic society although h given unofficially emily which ll ch has openly cast cli discredit it upon Dr Co Cook k Admiral Chester contended that thiat Dr DI Cook erred in saying that at a certain fert u point in his tra travels l north ho witnessed itne ecla a remarkable sunset If It ho had benal been ben at al that point tho the speaker continued h ho would Woul have havo found tho the sun hi high h in the Ii he heavens The Tho testimony of tho E Eskimos kimo who accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied Dr Cook ul also alo o was wn reviewed reviewed- This testimony the tho admiral insisted show showed conclusively oly that tho the party witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- tho the sunset at 81 degrees noth a con considerable distance from tho the pole He lIe also declared that Dr Cooks Cook's party would woul have havo been compelled to travel forty miles a a. cIa day to have accomplished the trip a 3 speed that was impossible even under the most favorable circumstances circum circum- stances Whilo While the tho lecture was wad intended anI only for scientists Admiral Chester tel announced announced announced an- an an an- that he be had in cour courso o of preparation preparation prep prep- a statement to the public which he lie said sl would establish the truth of the matter |